| 1987 |
Constitution |
Art IX, Sec
1–21 |
Accountability of Public Officers including
SALN |
| 1987 |
Constitution |
Art IX |
Independence and Autonomy of
Constitutional Commissions |
| 1987 |
Constitution |
Bill of
Rights, Art
III, Sec 7 |
Right to Information on Matters of Public
Concern |
| 1930 |
Act Revising the Penal Code |
RA 3815 |
Imposes sanctions through penalties and
fines on corrupt officials |
| 1955 |
Act Declaring Forfeiture in
Favour of the State of Any
Property Found To Have Been
Unlawfully Acquired By Any
Public Officer or Employee |
RA 1379 |
Authorizes state to appropriate any
property found to have been unlawfully
acquired by any public officer or employee |
| 1960 |
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices
Act |
RA 3019 |
Identifies 11 types of corrupt acts among
public officials, requires them to file every
2 years detailed and sworn statement of
assets and liabilities, includes submission
of SALN every other year |
| 1969 |
An Act Providing for the Office
of the Citizen’s Counsellor |
RA 6028 |
Provides for the formation of Office of the
Citizens’ Counsellor; passed August of
that year by President Marcos but not
implemented |
| 1972 |
Gift-giving decree |
PD 46 |
Making it punishable for Public Officials and Employees to receive,and for private persons to give gifts on any occasion |
| 1975 |
Immunity from Prosecution |
PD 749 |
Granting Immunity from Prosection to Givers of Bribes and other Gifts and to their Accomplices in Bribery and other Graft Cases Against Public Officers |
| 1988 |
An Act To Protect the Security
of Tenure of Civil Service
Officers and Employees in the
Implementation of Government
Reorganisation |
RA 6656 |
Prohibits removal of officer or employee in
the career service except for a valid cause
and after due notice and hearing |
| 1989 |
An Act Establishing a Code of
Conduct and Ethical Standards
for Public Officials and
Employees |
RA 6713 |
Promotes a high standard of ethics in
public service; public officials and
employees shall at all times be
accountable to the people and shall
discharge their duties with utmost
responsibility, integrity, competence and
loyalty, act with patriotism and justice,
lead modest lives and uphold public
interest over personal interest |
| 1989 |
Ombudsman Act |
RA 6770 |
Grants the Ombudsman preventive, investigatory and prosecutorial powers and requires it to assist the public and provide administrative resolution to corruption cases |
| 1991 |
An Act Defining and Penalising
the Crime of Plunder of 1991 |
RA 7080 |
Any public officer who, by himself or in
connivance, acquires ill-gotten wealth of
at least seventy-five million pesos
(P75,000,000.00), shall be punished by
life imprisonment with perpetual absolute
disqualification from holding any public
office. |
| 1995 |
Mandate of the Sandiganbayan |
RA 7975 |
Strengthening the Functional and Structural Organization of the Sandiganbayan |
| 1997 |
Mandate of the Sandiganbayan |
RA 8249 |
Further Defining the Jurisdiction of the Sandiganayan |
| 2002 |
Government Procurement Reform Act |
RA 9184 |
Provides for the Modernization, Standardization and Regulation of the Procurement Activities of the Government; creates the Government Procurement Policy Board |
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